positivity – Page 5 – Emotional Shadows

#Shadorma 24 #Seasons…

Published on July 23, 2024 by balroop singh42 Comments

Sweltering Heat

Blazing sun,
unrelenting heat
festivals
of summer
don’t allure me any more
sunscreens are irksome.

***

we all wait
for the winds to change
sit indoors
and enjoy
soft peaches and nectarines –
the only delight!

***

summer naps
lonely afternoons
my muse nudges
to write more
poems about moonlit nights
supreme self-comfort!
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. I’ve written a string of Shadorma. My Kigo words have been highlighted.

A Shadorma consists of a six-line stanza (or sestet). Each stanza is written as 3-5-3-3-7-5 for a total of 26 syllables with no set rhyme scheme. When writing a Shadorma, concentrate on a specific subject. Shadorma needs a title.

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#Summer 24 Seasons… Challenge #Etheree

Published on June 25, 2024June 26, 2024 by balroop singh34 Comments

Summer Break

Cool
breezy
summer break,
sojourns we loved
to the foothills of
splendid Himalayas
that breathe a leisurely mood.
just sit and gaze at the snowcaps
of majestic mountains, far away
from the din of cities and scalding heat.

Memorable moments of renewal
of love inadvertently buried
in the race of reaching the crest.
time to forget all the grudges
soak in blissful nature,
feel the summer vibes,
hear the whisper
of pine trees
blend with
clouds.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry. I chose to write a double Etheree.

Kigo words: summer mood

Inspired from the prompt: “There’s something about the summer that makes me moody…”

An Etheree is a type of poem which consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables. Etheree can also be reversed and written 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. So it is called a double Etheree.

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#Summer… 24 Seasons Challenge…

Published on May 14, 2024 by balroop singh34 Comments

Love Messages

beyond
the summer moon,
carried by the south wind
lanterns carry my emotions
that hold
a thousand carved messages of love,
of spirited summers,
of our blissful
sojourns.

***

Masking
my intense pain
behind a shallow smile
I liberate lanterns of love
sharing
the fragrant breeze of last goodbye
in midsummer darkness
that declines to
dwindle.

***

I sob
cuckoo bird sings
the answers cascade down
miraculously, through young leaves.
summer
promises winds of positive change
will the fireflies dance?
didn’t they die?
with you.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

Form: Butterfly Cinquain – nine lines, titled form with the pattern – 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 8, 6, 4, 2

The kigo words: summer moon, south wind, young leaves, midsummer darkness, fragrant breeze, fireflies.

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#Kouta #Syllabic #Poetry

Published on October 11, 2023 by balroop singh64 Comments

misty morning beckons me
through the wide window
autumn sky waits for first glow
dewy dawn delights.

I step out to feel the air
a sudden chill pulls me back
cloak of the sun gets warmer
wind casts her magic.

Clouds drift to reveal the sun
first rays melt my muse
she confers with the colors
and creates this verse.
© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to write syllabic poetry.

The kigo word I chose – Autumn Sky

The kouta is a Japanese verse form, usually consisting of four lines but sometimes five, that tends to celebrate the average person’s everyday life in song. The most common variants seem to be 7/5/7/5 and 7/7/7/5, though these are only two possible variations.

Many thanks to all the readers who’ve read my latest release and shared their fabulous reviews of my poetry book – Fusion – my latest release. This week, Colleen has shared her review of Fusion. Thank you!